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Havakeen Lunch

Genre

Documentary

Directed By

Elise Swerhone

Date: Jan 1979
Length: 00:28:00
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English

Synopsis

After eighteen years of operating the favourite lunch counter in Manitoba's Interlake region, Ellen and Martin Kihn have retired. A poignant look at the last day, The Kihns, their friends and their customers, demanding rural life and the place the disappearing institution of the country café plays in these people's lives. A tribute to the cafes found in small towns.

Tags

rural life, small business, small town

Credits

Director
Elise Swerhone

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